Orthopedic surgical implants and allergies. Joint statement by the Implant Allergy Working Group (AK 20) of the DGOOC (German Association of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery), DKG (German Contact Dermatitis Research Group) and DGAKI (German Society for Allergology and Clinical Immunology);Orthopädisch-chirurgische implantate und allergien. Gemeinsame stellungnahme des arbeitskreises implantatallergie (AK 20) der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Orthopädische Chirurgie (DGOOC), der Deutschen Kontaktallergie Gruppe (DKG) und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allergologie und Klinische Immunologie (DGAKI)

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Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 220-229

  Thomas, P ^a,e   Schuh, A ^b   Ring, J ^c   Thomsen, M ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d DRK Klinik Baden Baden

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f Drk Klinik Baden Baden   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Bone Cement; Chromium; Cobalt; Endoprosthesis; Implant; Lymphocyte Transformation Test; Metal; Nickel; Osteosynthesis; Patch Test

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BONE CEMENT; CHROMIUM; COBALT; GENTAMICIN; METAL; NICKEL; POLYETHYLENE; TITANIUM;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; CERAMICS; CONTACT ALLERGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECZEMA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FRACTURE HEALING; GERMAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPEDICS AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; GERMAN CONTACT DERMATITIS RESEARCH GROUP; GERMAN SOCIETY FOR ALLERGOLOGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; JOINT EFFUSION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION TEST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; PAIN; PATCH TEST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; ORTHOPEDICS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 40549124942     PISSN: 00178470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00105-007-1453-3     Document Type: Review

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